Upper Darby High School - Oak Yearbook (Upper Darby, PA)

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Dr. Moore Leaves After Seven Years Of Dedicated Service. Crowded stairwells, shaking buildings, and broken air-conditioning were a few of the many problems Dr. Moore had to cope with the beginning of the school year. Dr. Charles ). Moore Principal of Upper Darby High School, is leaving after seven years of dedicated work. During his tenure the faculty has increased from 120 to 150 members. His influence has brought about a great many changes which greatly affect the students. An ex- panded curriculum now gives a wider choice of elective subjects. There are more extra curricular activities than ever before, and the students have more free- dom (or new experiments and exper- iences, including great freedom of dress. He is proudest of his Open-Door Policy, where teachers and students are free to come and discuss problems at any time. Dr. Moore completes imjl business bciore moving onto his new district position. 21

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Planning And Building Of New Facilities Are Main Topic Of District. Now meeting in the recently com- pleted District Administration Building, The Upper Darby school directors, have several building projects in the planning stage and under construction. High school students watched the demolition of the old building as they began classes in a just completed aca- demic wing. By September, 1972, there will have been added to the senior high complex an Olympic swimming pool, a new library, a 1,750 seat amphitheater auditorium, another classroom wing, and administrative offices. In addition, extensive construction in the elemen- tary and junior high schools has been completed or planned. A merger of Upper Darby, Clifton Heights, and Millbourne into a consoli- dated district is scheduled to be com- pleted this summer. Dr. Schlosser obviously en oys his now office. BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS, Front Row: I to R. Landis Macintosh, Vanleer I. Bond, Mrs. Teresa f. Furey, John H. Frazier, President, Mrs. Josephine R. Caudiosi, B. Marvin Weiss, Robert F. Donovan. Back Row: Dr. Marlin H. Kessler. Lewis B. Beatty, Jr., Dr. R. John Gould, C. Clyde Bridges. Jr., Dr. H. Curwen Schlosser, Stewart B. Darkness. UPPER DARBY TOWNSHIP SCHOOL AUTHORITY, Front Row: I. to R. — Ivan Peterman, Mrs. Rae V'. Biester, Chairman. Lewis B. Beatty, Solicitor Back Row: Albert O. Snyder. Secretary, John C. Parry. Ed- ward L. Anderson, John A. Rogacz, Thomas E. Burns, Jr. 20

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New Health Suite Accommodates MV 1 Mr . Cromie and Mr. Abrams are a great help to juniori in their decisions about future plans. LIFT Senior Guidance Counselor , Constance DiNunzio and Richard Kromer, give advice about college boards to Pat Lulias. Sophomore Guidance Coun- selor , Miss Reed and Mr Thompson, discuss future plans for class of '73. I